"Are you saying that your general has occupied the county seat of Dehua, and now invites me to discuss the great cause of opposing the Qing Dynasty?"

In the Tianping Walled City, Pingding Bolinzhong sat on the main seat, looked at the messenger who came to deliver the letter below, and asked in surprise.

"Back to Pingdingbo, my general has recovered Dehua County yesterday, and I have long heard of Pingdingbo's anti-Qing feat, wrote a letter, and sent a villain to deliver it to you." The messenger replied respectfully.

Lin Zhong looked at the open envelope in his hand, fell into thought, and after a while, he looked at the messenger and said, "You go down and rest first, come on, please go down to this messenger." ”

As soon as his words fell, someone led the messenger out of the main village and went to rest elsewhere.

After the envoy left, Lin Xingzhu, who had been standing beside Lin Zhong, took the initiative to say, "Third brother, who is this Su Yan?" was able to capture the county seat of Dehua. ”

"In the letter, this person claimed to be a person from Lingtou, and he killed Wang Manhan in Longchuan Village yesterday, and Liang, didn't you find out that there was a fierce battle in Longchuan Village yesterday, I think it should be this group."

Hearing this, Lin Xingzhu couldn't help but exclaim: "Yesterday's firearms in Longchuan Village shook the sky, where did this group of rebels find a large number of firearms to equip the army?" ”

"I'm afraid that the officials and soldiers of the imperial court don't have so many firearms." Lin Zhong pinched the long beard on his chin thoughtfully.

After a while, he slapped the envelope on the table and said, "No matter what, everyone is a loyal person who resists Qinggou, I will go to Nadehua to meet this person named Su Yan, if this person really resists Qinggou, what if we join forces with him?" ”

"Third brother, do you want me to go with you?" Lin Xingzhu asked.

"No, you don't." Lin Zhong waved his hand, "Just let Lin Xian lead a few horsemen to set off with me, and Liang, the affairs in the walled city will depend on you." ”

"Subordinates receive orders." Lin Xingzhu clenched his fists and said.

Subsequently, Lin Zhong ordered his brother Lin Xiandian ten cavalrymen, plus the messenger, to leave the stockade together and gallop towards Dehua County.

When Lin Zhong and his entourage arrived outside Dehua County, it was already in the afternoon, looking at the city from afar, there were two flags hanging high on the city tower, one was the sun and the moon and the same bright Ming flag, and the other was written with the word "Su".

And under the city tower, two rows of soldiers in red uniforms lined up neatly outside the city gate, and in the middle of the two rows of soldiers stood several cavalrymen, Lin Zhong looked at the young man led by him from a distance, and suddenly guessed the identity of that person in his heart.

He rode his horse closer, came to the outside of the city gate, and looked at Su Yan who was waiting for him outside at close range, this look, Lin Zhong couldn't stop being surprised in his heart, the young man in front of him was too young, he looked like a weak scholar, his appearance was handsome, but there was a faint majesty in his gestures.

Looking at the soldiers on both sides of him, this shocked Lin Zhong even more, the cloth on the two rows of soldiers looked like a good cloth, each of them was tall, carrying a musket that Lin Zhong had never seen before, the musket was longer than the bird gun he had ever seen, and the butt seemed to be heavier.

"Actually all equipped with firearms, I don't know whether to say that he is rich or stupid." Lin Zhongxin sneered.

While Lin Zhong observed Su Yan, the latter was also looking at the middle-aged general who had left his name in the history books, Lin Zhong was sturdy, and the shoulder muscles were particularly prominent, probably because he made a living by picking paper in his early years, with a darker complexion, a beard on his chin, and a faint evil aura unconsciously exuded from his body.

After the two only looked at each other for a few seconds, Su Yan took the initiative to raise his hand and clasp his fist, and said: "Senior Su Yan, meet Pingdingbo, I have heard about Pingdingbo's righteous act of resisting the Qing Dynasty for a long time, and when I see it today, it is really not an ordinary person." ”

When Lin Zhong heard this, he smiled helplessly: "Although I joined the Qing Dynasty a few years earlier, I didn't achieve anything, I could only watch the Qing dog wreak havoc on my Han family, and now when I meet you, I know the terrible truth of the future." ”

"Today, the Qing army is strong, and it seems to be unstoppable to sweep the world, if Pingding Bo continues to fight alone, he will naturally be powerless," Su Yan said, while making a gesture of please, waiting for Lin Zhong to enter the city side by side with him, and continued: "But if you can join forces with me, not to mention the entire Fujian, it will be okay to recover Quanzhou Mansion before the end of the year." ”

"Oh?" Lin Zhong raised his eyebrows and glanced at Su Yan, he only felt that Su Yan was talking big, and he would not dare to say this before the end of the year to recover Quanzhou Mansion.

Su Yan saw what Lin Zhong was thinking, he smiled slightly, and said, "Uncle Pingding seems to think that I am talking big?" ”

Seeing that what he thought in his heart was directly said, Lin Zhong did not show an embarrassed look, he just wanted to speak, and Lin Xian, who was following behind him, said indignantly: "It's really that the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, Huangkou Xiaoer is making a lot of nonsense here, the city wall of Quanzhou Mansion is high, how can it seem to be at your fingertips in your mouth?" ”

"Lin Xian, be cautious!" Lin Zhong turned his head and scolded his younger brother, then looked at Su Yan apologetically, and said, "Brother Shanye Villager, I don't know the etiquette, I hope you forgive me." ”

Su Yan waved his hand, not taking this matter to heart, he also knew that his words were somewhat suspected of bragging, but he did not retract the meaning of this sentence, so he continued:

"Although the Qing army is heavily armed in Quanzhou, within two months, the national surname will directly take Siming Prefecture (Xiamen), and the main force of the Qing army will be attracted to the opposite bank of Siming Prefecture, and the defense of Quanzhou City must be empty, and that is our opportunity."

"This ......" Lin Zhong was surprised, he quickly reacted, caught Su Yan's flaw, and said: "Let's not talk about how you know about the plan of the country, even if the defense of Quanzhou Mansion is empty, but the wall is high and the city is strong, we can't attack the city." ”

"What if we had cannons?" The corners of Su Yan's mouth hooked and said.

"If there is a cannon, the odds are higher." Lin Zhong nodded, "However, we don't have a cannon in our hands, and we can't make our own cannons, if you want to capture it from Qinggou, I advise you to save some thought." ”

Hearing this, Su Yan said with a smile: "In this case, if I can get artillery, Pingding Boke is willing to lead the army to conquer the Qing army with me?" ”

Lin Zhong nodded and promised: "If you can get artillery, I, Tianping City, will send troops with you." ”

"Good!" Su Yan slapped his face and said, "I'll wait for your words, and after returning to the county office, I will swear by high-fives with Pingdingbo, how about it?" ”

Lin Zhong looked at his reaction, and the position in his heart couldn't help but shake a little, how could artillery be so easy to get, but looking at Su Yan's performance, it seemed that this matter was easy for him.

"Well, if he can get a cannon, what if I go on an adventure with him?"

Lin Zhong thought to himself.